PARABLE OF THE TREES
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Parable of the trees
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[This goes with a future post- but I wanted to add it now as
well]
WHEN YOU SEE THE CLOUD-
On the video [coming in next few weeks] I talk about a
‘strange’ experience I had a few weeks
ago– a discussion about how the verses in the bible- talking about judgment can
indeed be seen in our day- in a localized way.
I recently contemplated thoughts like ‘Maybe I should call
in a hurricane- but for it to not cause deaths- and not be too bad’.
But how could something like that happen?
It just did[ as I write and post this a few weeks late- I’m
behind on the posts].
The 2 areas hit the worst- were Flour Bluff and Aransas
pass.
The same 2 areas I
have spoken about on the past months posts [with titles like ‘I will bring my
words to pass on this city for evil- not good’ etc]. Flour Bluff [so far] had
14 inches of rain- Aransas pass looks like a hurricane hit it.
One person in the Bluff- being interviewed- said ‘I have
never seen it this bad before’.
Yet- we escaped the deaths that you would get with a
hurricane- thankfully.
I see it as God’s mercy to be honest.
As I write- the city manager just resigned http://www.kristv.com/story/31995435/breaking-city-manager-ron-olson-resigns
- Ron Olson.
And below are the links to a city ‘in distress’.
I add this link [below] because I talked about it before.
This is the ‘Biker shootout’ in Waco.
It has been reported that cops also opened fire- possibly
killing people this tragic day.
In order to cover this up- they have refused to investigate-
or release any ‘private investigation’ that was done.
It would be easy to simply charge all 150 bikers with
‘organized crime’ and cover up if cops killed too.
‘John- why add this link- are you just cop bashing’?
NO!
I posted the case of an Aransas pass kid at
work one day.
The cops came looking for a man named Keith.
There was no ‘Keith’ there.
But there was a kid- AT WORK- named Kasey.
Maybe they thought it was the kid?
Either way- they busted the wrong kid- assaulted him- and after they realized it
was the wrong kid- they PLANTED POT ON HIM!
Now- 6 co-workers- including the kids ex-wife- signed sworn affidavits
saying this REALLY happened.
The cops- till this day- have targeted the kid and others
who are simply trying to do right.
They took the risk of telling the truth- and the cops have
not only gotten away with this crime- but as far as I know- are determined to put
this kid in jail- to cover up their own crimes.
Now- when the cops were confronted by media- they said PROVE
IT!’
You call this law?
These guys are no better
than any other gang on the street- when they do this.
In the biker case- they simply are covering up if the cops
killed innocent people.
And even though the Attorney general already told the DA to
give the info to the lawyers- they simply said NO.
If we- as a society- cant correct this- then the Feds will
have to come in- or Maybe we will need another ‘weather event’ [Huh? See my
future post- WHEN YOU SEE THE CLOUD- not posted yet]
http://www.kztv10.com/story/31996838/texas-inmate-freed-after-new-evidence-in-friends-slaying
God takes false testimony seriously
PAST POSTS-
[1770] TREASURY OF MERIT
Let’s pick up where we left off 2 posts back. We were
talking about Martin Luther and the events that led up to the Protestant
Reformation.
In order to understand the key act that caused the protest-
we will have to teach some Catholic history/doctrine.
In the 16th century Pope Julius began the effort
to build St. Peters basilica in Rome. He got as far as laying the foundation
and died. Pope Leo the 10th would pick up after him.
The church needed to raise money for the project- and the
German prince- Albert- would play a major role.
It should be noted that both Catholic and Protestant
scholars agree that the Popes of the day were pretty corrupt. They came from
what we call the Medici line of Popes.
If you remember last month I wrote a post on the
Renaissance- I talked about the Medici family and how they played a major role
in supporting the Renaissance that took place in the 13th century in
Florence Italy that would spread to the region.
Well this very influential family also played a big role in
who would get top positions in the church.
At the time of Luther and prince Albert- if you had the
right connections and the money- you could literally buy a position in the
church.
Albert already held 2 Bishop seats- and there was an opening
for an Archbishops seat in Mainz [Germany] and he wanted that one too.
It should be noted that official Canon law [church law] said
you could only hold one seat at a time- Albert was bidding on his 3rd one! And
he was too young for all of them.
So even the Pope and the officials held little respect for
what the church actually taught at the time.
So Albert opens up negotiations with Leo- and the bidding
starts AT 12,000 Duckets [money] Albert counters with 7,000- and they agree on
10,000. How did they justify the numbers? 12- The number of Apostles. 7- The 7
deadly sins. 10- The 10 commandments.
Yes- the church was pretty corrupt at the time.
So Albert works out a plan with Leo- he will borrow the
money from the German banks- and pay the banks off by the Pope giving Albert
the right to sell Indulgences.
What’s an Indulgence?
Okay- this is where it gets tricky.
The ancient church taught a system called The Treasury of
Merit. This was a sort of spiritual bank account that ‘stored up’ the good
deeds of others over the years.
You had the good deeds of Jesus at the top- but you also had
Mary and Joseph- the 12 Apostles- and other various saints thru out time.
The way the ‘bank’ worked was you could tap into the account
by getting a Papal indulgence- a sort of I.O.U. that had the Popes guarantee
that it would get so much time out of Purgatory for a loved one.
The actual sacrament that accesses the account is called
Penance [confession].
When a penitent does penance- he confesses his sin to the
priest- and he is absolved by the authority of the church that the priest has.
The priest usually tells the person ‘say so many Hail Mary’s- Our Father’s’ and
that’s a form of penance.
One of the other things the church practiced was called Alms
Deeds. This term is found in the bible and it means giving your money to the
poor- it is a noble act that Jesus himself taught.
In theory- part of the sacrament of penance was tied into
Alms Deeds- you can access the account thru the practice of giving to the poor-
which also meant giving to the church that helps the poor- and in the hands of
the Medici line of Popes- meant outright giving money to the Pope.
So now you see how the abuse worked its way into the pockets
of the faithful.
Albert now had the permission from Leo to sell these
indulgences in Germany- and he would pick a certain corrupt priest to sell them
in a place called Saxony- the region where Luther operated out of.
It should be noted that the Catholic Church never taught the
crass act of ‘buying your way out of Purgatory’. The practice of including
giving money as a part of the sacrament of penance was tied into the biblical
principle of giving to the poor- a good thing.
But Tetzel and others abused the official meaning of the
indulgence- and did make it sound like you could by your way out of Purgatory
[in theory- a loved one might be in Purgatory for so many years- and through
the indulgence you are actually getting time off for them- because the good
deeds of others are now applied to the account].
The money Albert would raise- half would go to Rome for the
building of St. peters- and half would go to pay off the banks in Germany- it
was a sad system- and a sad time for the church as a whole.
It would be wrong to judge the entire church at the time as
being corrupt- you did have many sincere Priests and Catholic men and women who
saw the abuses and did not take part in them.
But there was corruption at the top- and this would
eventually lead to the breakup of the church- and the launching of what we now
call the Protestant Movement.
As a side note- it should be said that many Catholics and
Protestants are not aware of the whole treasury of merit system- and the church
never officially changed her position on the doctrine.
There were 3 Church councils since the time [Trent- 1500’s,
Vatican 1- 1800’s and Vatican 2- 1962-65]. The Treasury of Merit never came up
for change.
Obviously Protestants don’t believe in Purgatory- and it’s
not my purpose in these posts to change Catholics into Protestants or vice
versa- but to give all sides a clear view of the issues that divided us- and to
try and be honest- and respectful during the process.
Does the bible teach anything like a Treasury of Merit? Well
actually it does. The bible teaches that the righteousness of Christ is the
treasury that people can access- by faith- and become righteous in the sight if
God.
The idea- applied to Christ- is good.
But in the hands of the Medici Popes- and the ambitious
prince of Germany- it would lead to disaster.
Note- Do me a favor, those who
read/like the posts- re-post them on other sites as well as the site you read
them on. Thanks- John
[1773] LUTHER CLASHES WITH ROME
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[1752] IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Was gonna do one last post [for now] on Libya- we will need
to cover the whole development of how we began to view/and act over a 6 month
period- we acted [as a nation] contrary to our public statements. We swore-
over and over again- that we were not targeting the man [or his family] and he
swore [before the U.N. - by his rep.] that we were lying- and did indeed
already kill a few of his grandkids [which was true] and were going after him.
Then- on national T.V. - we saw him flee Sirte [his
hometown] and get bombed by both NATO and American planes [ours were Drones].
We destroyed a bunch of vehicles- left a lot of dead bodies- but he made it to
a tunnel.
Then he got pulled out- ended up with a bullet in the head.
O- forgot- this happened a day or 2 after Hillary Clinton visited Tripoli [her
first visit] and said ‘we are waiting for you to capture or kill him’ [oop’s!]
She later had to ‘clarify’.
She also was caught on tape- laughing and rejoicing over his
death- okay- many people did- but if your saying publicly- ‘that’s not what we
want’- then it looks bad.
Of course the other Arab nations want the U.N. to
investigate- they were being told- by us- that we were not going after him. He
begged for a peaceful resolution [he did do this!]. But we basically said no.
There are lots of questions to still be answered on this
thing.
Okay- yesterday I wrote a quick note about a conversation I
had with a new friend who just joined my site. She was into some new age stuff-
we talked a little- I defended historic Christian belief- then she blocked me.
Let’s talk a little about Apologetics/Theology. Apologetics
is the field where Christians Defend the Faith.
In our day- it is common for believers to be ‘left in the
dust’ when they bang up against an atheistic scientist [they not all are!] or
someone versed in Philosophy [Sartre or Camus- atheist thinkers- or Hitchen's
and Dawkins].
Many times these various fields of study are too much for the average believer to feel like he
can engage in- in an intelligent way- and ‘win’ the argument for the Christian
view.
But church history has a long- and very successful- track
record doing this very thing.
A few weeks back I did about 5 posts or so on Philosophy- a
field I like to study. But if you do too many of those posts at one time- then
it can get a little heavy [and boring!] So I try to break it up by only doing
so many at a time. The same goes for Theology- Church History- etc.
But over time- if we become well versed in these various
fields- it will help us defend the Christian view- in an intelligent way-
without being mean about it [I try!]
But sometimes you will offend people- even if you try to be
nice- because you’re engaging in a conversation that says ‘yes- as Christians
we believe in ultimate truth- and that truth is in the person of Jesus Christ’
yes- that will offend some.
My approach to these types of debates is I’m what you would
call Ecumenical- I believe that Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox- and all the
other ‘churches’ that profess Christ- I believe they are all Christian.
Now you might say ‘well John- doesn’t everybody?’ Actually
no- many of the most knowledgeable Apologists do indeed go after the other
groups. Quite often you will have a strong protestant defender [usually from
the Reformed faith] that will really hit the Catholic church- in my view- too
hard.
While it is true that historically Catholics and Protestants
have differences- I have often found that Many ‘average’ Catholics/Protestants
are not really aware of the real differences- they often have very limited
perspectives about the ‘other side’ and these limited ideas [often wrong] seem
to stay with the people- for most of their lives.
One example- the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception- what
is it?
The teaching became Official- only in the last 2 centuries
of the Catholic church- though it was held
by many- it finally became official in the last 2 hundred years [ 1854
for the Immaculate Conception- 1950 for the Assumption of Mary doctrine].
The doctrine teaches that the Virgin Mary- Jesus Mom- was
born ‘without the taint of original sin’. Now- what does that mean?
Some Protestants think the Catholics teach that Mary was
‘sinless’ in the same way Christ was sinless.
Actually- that’s not the official doctrine [see- it’s
important to know the official teaching when we engage like this]. The actual
teaching- that has the churches Imprimatur on it- is that Mary WAS A SINNER-
just like the rest of us- but in order for Jesus to have been born from a pure
vessel- that the actual work of the Cross- Redemption- it was applied to Mary
‘ahead of time’.
Yes- the official teaching is that Mary ‘was saved’ from her
sin- just like the rest of us- thru the Cross. The difference is the
forgiveness that came to Mary- came to her before she was born- yes- the
teaching does teach that Mary was born ‘without sin’ but not like Jesus was
without sin- but she was ‘without sin’ because her salvation was applied ahead
of time- way ahead of time- before she was born.
Okay- do Protestants believe in this teaching? No. But is it
‘so way out of line’ to the point where we should view our Catholic brothers
and sisters as ‘non Christian’ because of it? No- not in my view.
Plus- many Catholics don’t even realize that this is what
the doctrine teaches- many think it is talking about the birth of Jesus- being
born without sin- by the act of the Holy Spirit descending upon the Virgin Mary
and Mary conceiving.
No- this is what we call ‘The Virgin birth- conceived by the
Holy Ghost’. Jesus being born from a virgin with no earthly father.
This is not the Immaculate Conception.
So right here alone [trust me- there are many more examples
that I could give] Both Catholics and Protestants usually get the doctrine
wrong- yet they remain divided their whole lives- over something that they are
not even right about.
So I have found this type of stuff to be a problem while
striving for Christian unity- and many Christians prefer to see the ‘other
side’ in a negative light- and will continue to view them that way- till they
die.
I always feel bad when I lose a friend from the site-
sometimes you can’t help it [other times it is my fault!] but sometimes it’s
because we have views about things- strongly held views- and when others hold
to a different view- well we try and avoid them.
One day I received a Friends Request- to my surprise- it was
from a young Catholic priest- I did not know him but he must have read a few
posts of mine and liked them. He often gave me Thumbs Up comments on the posts-
and at times would tell me he loved the posts.
Most were my Theology/Church history posts.
Often times Catholics and Protestants can agree and enjoy
these types of studies. I love studying and teaching on the Church Fathers and
early Christian history- and these sources all have a very strong Catholic
flavor to them- so I see my fellow Catholics as being a part of a long
tradition of Christian history.
Many famous converts to the Catholic Church [Bishop John
Newman- converted from the Anglican Church] convert because they read the
Church Fathers- and when you read them- it’s obvious to see the catholic nature
of the early church in these men’s writings.
So anyway I was very happy to have a Catholic priest as one
of my ‘on line students’ [and honored].
But one day- during one of my studies [covering one subject
for a month or so] to my surprise I saw he was gone [yes- the dreaded block]. I
thought- geez- wonder why?
I realized it was right in the middle of a study I did on
Islam- and while I was doing the posts- I was also going thru a study on Islam-
by the same guy who teaches it to the U.S. govt. - yes- it was a prof. [I think
named Espinoza?] who teaches Islam to our govt. employees [sort of like a
tolerance type thing].
Though the teacher was Catholic- yet he was VERY much pro
Islam- I mean to the point where I had to reject some of the stuff he was
saying- and finish the study from my own education on Islam.
At one point- he taught that the spread of Islam thru out
the world had a wonderful- liberating effect on all the women in the lands
where Islam spread. I mean it was so obvious that the man had no idea what he
was talking about [in this area] that I realized he was not a good source [this
happens every so often].
And it was more troubling that this was the guy Obama picked
to teach Islam to our govt. employees [don’t get me wrong here- he teaches our
govt. workers- not to convert them- but more of an informative type thing- just
like you would teach any other course about sexual harassment- or whatever].
Anyway- in one of my posts while teaching on my site- I did
refer to Mohamed as ‘the prophet’- now- I don’t receive Mohamed that way
myself- but because I was teaching some Muslims who did recently join the site-
well I used the title in this way.
I think that might have been the ‘last straw’ for my
student/priest- he ‘went on Pilgrimage’ right after that post.
Okay- today’s point is we all should try our best to be
‘tolerant’ that is- we should give people as much grace/mercy as possible- but
at the same time we also need to be honest about the Christian faith.
Yes- as Christians we believe salvation comes thru Christ-
he was not just ‘one religious leader among many’ no- we believe he is the Way-
the Truth- the Life/light- no man comes to the Father- but by him.
Sometimes we do our best not to offend- we might even go out
of our way to receive people- other religions and systems that are not
Christian- that’s okay- I have Muslim and Jewish and all types of friends- I’m
glad they are my friends!
But we also have to be honest about our beliefs- and every
now and then that might- just might- earn you a BLOCK.
[parts]
As an avid news watcher- the last
few years one of the critiques I gave was the mistake of men like Glenn beck
and others- who associated Liberation Theology with heresy.
Now- Beck and others meant well-
they just made the mistake of demonizing people they don’t understand [remember
the rampage against Van Jones?]
But that’s why we need to get our
info from better informed folk.
Anyway- Liberation Theology is a
form of Christian teaching that associates the ministry of Jesus to the poor-
and seeks to impellent that- sometimes too far- with government programs.
So- in Latin America- you have
had Catholic champions of the poor and down trodden- who advocated for the
poor- and at the same time believed in the historic positions of the doctrines of
the church.
For instance- some ‘liberal’
scholars reject the resurrection of Jesus- and other key teachings of the
church.
These men [both Catholic and
Protestant] are referred to as Liberal scholars.
Francis is not one of them- he’s
‘conservative’ when it comes to the historic faith.
Yet- in his actions [Orthopraxy]
he is ‘liberal’ [that is if you think identifying with the poor is liberal].
So- Francis is a lot like me in
my belief [I too am conservative in doctrine] and practice- I have lived with
the poor and down and out for years.
So- he just might be my favorite.
Let’s wait and see.
Note- Do me a favor, those who
read/like the posts- re-post them on other sites as well as the site you read
them on. Thanks- John. Don’t forget to scroll down on the timeline [Facebook] -
I have posted lots.
ROMANS 8-10
VIDEO- [I cover stuff on the
videos that are not in the post- here are a few]
.Council of Trent- what did the
Church say?
.Do we get the final say- at the
Judgment?
.What are the Catholic virtues-
did Paul teach them?
.Augustine, Calvin, Whitfield and
Wesley.
.Infusion or Imputation? How bout
both!
At the bottom I added some quotes
from the Catechism of the Catholic church- to show that the official teaching
of the church DOES NOT TEACH SALVATION BY THE LAW- BUT BY CHRIST.
. REMINDER- This is a commentary
I wrote years ago- the videos are new.
.CHAPTER 8- FEW POINTS;
1-
Did God choose us to believe- or did we choose
him?
2-
When Paul says ‘he makes our bodies alive’ is he
only speaking about resurrection?
3-
Does God use difficulty- or is it to be rebuked?
4-
Was Paul a ‘hyper- Calvinist’?
(839)ROMAN 8:1-4 ‘There is
therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not
after the flesh [sinful nature] but after the Spirit [new nature]’. Now, having
proved the reality of sin and guilt [chapter 7] Paul teaches that those who
‘are in Christ’ are free from condemnation. Why? Because they ‘walk according
to the Spirit’ the ‘righteousness of the law is being fulfilled in them’.
Having no condemnation isn’t simply a ‘legal function’ of declared
righteousness, and Paul didn’t teach it that way! Paul is saying ‘all those who
have believed in Jesus and have been legally justified [earlier arguments in
chapters 3-4] are now walking [actually acting out] this new nature. Therefore
[because you no longer walk according to the flesh] there is no condemnation’!
This argument helps bridge the gap between Catholic and Protestant theology,
part of the reason for the ongoing schism is over this understanding. After the
Reformation the Catholic Church had a Counter Reformation council, the council
of Trent. They dealt with a lot of the abuses of the Catholic Church, things
that many Catholic leaders were complaining about before the Reformation. They
did deal with some issues and reformed somewhat. To the dismay of the more
‘reform minded’ Catholics [with Protestant leanings] they still came down
strong on most pre reform doctrines. This made it next to impossible for the
schism to be healed. But one area of disagreement was over ‘legal’ versus
‘actual/experiential’ justification. The Catholic position was ‘God can’t
declare/say a person is justified until they actually are’ [experientially].
The Protestant side [Luther] said ‘God does justify [legal declaration] a
person by faith alone’. Like I taught before, both of these are true. The
Catholic view of ‘justification’ is looking ahead towards a future reality [The
same way James speaks of justification in a future sense- He uses the example
from Genesis 22, when Abraham does a righteous act] while the Protestant view
is focusing on the initial legal act of justification [Genesis 15]. Here Paul
agrees with both views, he says ‘those who walk after the Spirit [actually
living the changed life] have no condemnation’.
(840)ROMANS 8:5-13 Paul will teach the impossibility of the
‘carnal minds’ ability to submit to Gods
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VERSES-
Judges 8:22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou
over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast
delivered us from the hand of Midian.
Judges 8:23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you,
neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
Judges 8:29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his
own house.
Judges 8:30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body
begotten: for he had many wives.
Judges 8:31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare
him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
Judges 9:1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto
his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the
house of his mother's father, saying,
Judges 9:2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of
Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal,
which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over
you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
Judges 9:3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of
all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow
Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
Judges 9:4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver
out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light
persons, which followed him.
Judges 9:5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew
his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one
stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for
he hid himself.
Judges 9:6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all
the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the
pillar that was in Shechem.
Judges 9:7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in
the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto
them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
Judges 9:8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over
them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
Judges 9:9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my
fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over
the trees?
Judges 9:10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and
reign over us.
Judges 9:11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my
sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges 9:12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and
reign over us.
Judges 9:13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine,
which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges 9:14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou,
and reign over us.
Judges 9:15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye
anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not,
let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Judges 9:16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in
that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and
his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
Judges 9:17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life
far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
Judges 9:18 And ye are risen up against my father's house this
day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and
have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem,
because he is your brother;)
Judges 9:19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with
Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let
him also rejoice in you:
Judges 9:20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and
devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from
the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
Judges 9:21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and
dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Judges 9:22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
Judges 9:23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the
men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
Judges 9:24 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons
of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother,
which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of
his brethren.
Judges 9:25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in
the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them:
and it was told Abimelech.
Judges 9:26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and
went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
Judges 9:27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their
vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of
their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
Judges 9:28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and
who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and
Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should
we serve him?
Judges 9:29 And would to God this people were under my hand! then
would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and
come out.
Judges 9:30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words
of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
Judges 9:31 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying,
Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold,
they fortify the city against thee.
Judges 9:32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is
with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
Judges 9:33 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the
sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he
and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to
them as thou shalt find occasion.
Judges 9:34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were
with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Judges 9:35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the
entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that
were with him, from lying in wait.
Judges 9:36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul,
Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said
unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
Judges 9:37 And Gaal spake again, and said, See there come people
down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of
Meonenim.
Judges 9:38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth,
wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this
the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
Judges 9:39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and
fought with Abimelech.
Judges 9:40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and
many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
Judges 9:41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out
Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
Judges 9:42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people
went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
Judges 9:43 And he took the people, and divided them into three
companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were
come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
Judges 9:44 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him,
rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two
other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
Judges 9:45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day;
and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the
city, and sowed it with salt.
Judges 9:46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard
that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
Judges 9:47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the
tower of Shechem were gathered together.
Judges 9:48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all
the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut
down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said
unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do
as I have done.
Judges 9:49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his
bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on
fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a
thousand men and women.
Judges 9:50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against
Thebez, and took it.
Judges 9:51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and
thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to
them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
Judges 9:52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against
it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Judges 9:53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon
Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his
armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not
of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
Judges 9:55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was
dead, they departed every man unto his place.
Judges 9:56 Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which
he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
Judges 9:57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render
upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
Philipians 2:1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if
any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and
mercies,
Philipians 2:2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the
same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Philipians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory;
but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Philipians 2:4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man
also on the things of others.
Philipians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ
Jesus:
Philipians 2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not
robbery to be equal with God:
Philipians 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon
him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Philipians 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Philipians 2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and
given him a name which is above every name:
Philipians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
Philipians 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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